Mohammed Shuhaib, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Koduvally-based M.S. Solutions and the prime suspect in the question paper leak case, surrendered before the Crime Branch (CB) investigation team in Kozhikode in Kerala on Thursday (March 6, 2025). He appeared before the investigation team as his anticipatory bail was rejected by the Kerala High Court.

CB sources said he would be interrogated to gather more details about the trainers associated with the online coaching programme and their suspected involvement in securing the question papers. He had been absconding for over a month after the incident.

It was on December 20, 2024 that the CB squad registered a case against Mr. Shuhaib after a four-day preliminary investigation into the incident. The FIR was registered on the basis of a set of digital evidence that reportedly confirmed that the trainers at the institute accessed the leaked question papers for their students’ online coaching. 

The five-member CB squad led by Superintendent of Police K.K. Moideenkutty initiated a probe into the incident based on the complaint filed by the Director General of Education to the State Police Chief about the suspected leak of SSLC English and Plus One Mathematics exam question papers on YouTube before exams. The Koduvally-based skill development training institute was under the scanner since the launch of the CB investigation.

Two bank accounts managed by Mr. Shuhaib had been frozen as part of the continuing investigation.

CB sources said the transaction details gathered from the banks’ Koduvally branches were under detailed scrutiny to gather more evidence against the suspect who was booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy.

Earlier, a look-out circular had been issued in search of Mr. Shuhaib who did not cooperate with the investigation team. The investigation squad had carried out extensive searches at his office and house for gathering material evidence. They had also seized several documents, including computer hard disks and files related to online training classes, to proceed with the scientific investigation.